With education being one of the pillars of worldwide eco**mic and social development, we decided to take a closer look at the worldâ??s top 20 most educated countries according to the 2016-2017 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Eco**mic Forum. countries are ranked based on their individual scores of 1 to 7, which are based on several factors: quality of the education system, quality of math and science education, quality of management schools, and Internet access in schools.